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80th A-bomb anniversary

Gyoshu Utsumi (C), Buddhist monk from Japan, chants a sutra during a memorial ceremony for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6, 2025, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs.

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo on July 19, 1983.

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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Japan's game maker Sega's 1st permanent shop in Shanghai

Sega Corp. President Shuji Utsumi (3rd from L) poses for a photo during an event in Shanghai on April 30, 2025, a day before the opening of the Japanese game company's first official permanent store selling character goods, including items from the popular Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi, CEO of SEGA Haruki Satomi, Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi and the Rovio board chairperson Kim Ignatius at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi, CEO of SEGA Haruki Satomi, Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi and the Rovio board chairperson Kim Ignatius at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi, CEO of SEGA Haruki Satomi, Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi and the Rovio board chairperson Kim Ignatius at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SEGAn ja Rovion johto median tavattavissa

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi, CEO of SEGA Haruki Satomi, Representative Director of the SEGA Board Shuji Utsumi and the Rovio board chairperson Kim Ignatius at the Epicenter in Helsinki, Finland on May 2, 2023. In April the Japanese gaming giant SEGA announced a cash offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, which is best known for Angry Birds video games. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Yomiuri's Utsumi earns 2nd win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi hurls against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 1, 2010. Utsumi, who started the game, earned a second win giving up two runs in eight innings in his team's 12-2 victory.

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Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

TOKYO, Japan - A boy takes a photo of a man and the popular Panorama Car train of Nagoya Railroad Co. at Utsumi Station in the town of Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture, during a farewell event for the aging train on March 28.

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan starter Tetsuya Utsumi throws against South Korea in a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. Japan won 6-2 to play against the United States in the semifinals.

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China's forex policy 'disturbance' to world economy: Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. Utsumi said that finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations are likely to engage in heated debate on China's fixed currency system during their meeting in London next week as it represents a ''disturbance'' to the world economy. ''China is forced to buy the U.S. dollar heavily to keep the dollar-peg system, and many of such dollar purchases are sold for the euro and yen as part of efforts to diversify its currency holdings,'' he said.

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High oil prices may become symbol of uncertainty: Ustumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, president of Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News ahead of the Oct. 1 meeting of the Group of Seven nations in Washington. Utsmi, former vice finance minister for international affairs, said high oil prices may become ''a symbol of uncertainty'' in the global economy if they fail to retreat from current near record-high levels.

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Utsumi Keiko

Utsumi Keiko, stand-up comedian (photo taken on June 25, 2002)

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Mitsubishi Securities launched as 4th biggest brokerage

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Utsumi (L), president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., Nobuo Nakazawa (2nd from L), president of Mitsubishi Securities Co., Masamichi Yamada, chairman of Mitsubishi Securities Co. (2nd from R) and Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi cut a tape at a ceremony to launch Mitsubishi Securities in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Sept. 2.

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(2)New banks, nonlife insurers kick off operations

TOKYO, Japan - Shigemitsu Miki (L), president of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., and its chairman Akio Utsumi, cut a ribbon at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 2 to mark the launch of the company, a merged body of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Co. and Nippon Trust Bank. Mitsubishi-Tokyo is one of three megabank groups which began operations the same day.

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High school lefty turns down Orix

KYOTO, Japan - The top pick of the Orix BlueWave in November's amateur draft refuses to sign with the Pacific League club Dec. 3, saying that he plans to play in a corporate team in hopes of joining the Yomiuri Giants in three years. Photo shows Tetsuya Utsumi (C), considered the top southpaw in this year's high school class, leaving a Kyoto hotel after telling Orix officials that he plans to play for Tokyo Gas.

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Mitsubishi group banks name head of holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to R) Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and Akio Utsumi, president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp. The two banks and Nippon Trust Bank are due to integrate their operations next April by inaugurating a holding company, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. Miki has been tentatively named president and Utsumi chairman of the holding company.

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BTM, Mitsubishi Trust announce alliance plan

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Kishi (2nd from L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), and Akio Utsumi (3rd from L), president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp., along with Tomoaki Hirano (L), president of Nippon Trust Bank, and Hiroshi Hayashi, president of Tokyo Trust Bank, shake hands in Tokyo on April 19 after announcing an agreement to integrate their management under a joint holding company in April 2001. The two banks will create the world's fifth largest and Japan's fourth biggest banking group by assets. Mitsubishi Trust will also absorb two BTM trust subsidiaries, Nippon Trust Bank and Tokyo Trust Bank, in October 2001.

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High oil prices may become symbol of uncertainty: Ustumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, president of Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News ahead of the Oct. 1 meeting of the Group of Seven nations in Washington. Utsmi, former vice finance minister for international affairs, said high oil prices may become ''a symbol of uncertainty'' in the global economy if they fail to retreat from current near record-high levels. (Kyodo)

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China's forex policy 'disturbance' to world economy: Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Utsumi, a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. Utsumi said that finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations are likely to engage in heated debate on China's fixed currency system during their meeting in London next week as it represents a ''disturbance'' to the world economy. ''China is forced to buy the U.S. dollar heavily to keep the dollar-peg system, and many of such dollar purchases are sold for the euro and yen as part of efforts to diversify its currency holdings,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

TOKYO, Japan - A boy takes a photo of a man and the popular Panorama Car train of Nagoya Railroad Co. at Utsumi Station in the town of Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture, during a farewell event for the aging train on March 28. (Kyodo)

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Japan becomes winner of WBC 2nd pool by beating S. Korea 6-2

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japan starter Tetsuya Utsumi throws against South Korea in a game to determine the winner of their second-round pool of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego on March 19. Japan won 6-2 to play against the United States in the semifinals. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri's Utsumi earns 2nd win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi hurls against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 1, 2010. Utsumi, who started the game, earned a second win giving up two runs in eight innings in his team's 12-2 victory. (Kyodo)

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(2)New banks, nonlife insurers kick off operations

TOKYO, Japan - Shigemitsu Miki (L), president of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., and its chairman Akio Utsumi, cut a ribbon at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 2 to mark the launch of the company, a merged body of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Co. and Nippon Trust Bank. Mitsubishi-Tokyo is one of three megabank groups which began operations the same day.

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New bridge in tsunami-hit northeastern Japan city

Photo taken Sept. 10, 2020, shows the newly completed Utsumi Bridge (front) in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.

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New bridge in tsunami-hit northeastern Japan city

Photo taken from a drone on Sept. 9, 2020, shows the newly completed Utsumi Bridge (front) in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Olympics: U.S. knocks Japan out of Rio basketball

Japan coach Tomohide Utsumi (L) gives instructions to his players during the second quarter of a quarterfinal match against the United States in women's basketball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. The United States won 110-64. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan vs. France in basketball preliminary match

Japan basketball coach Tomohide Utsumi looks on as his team competes against France in a women's preliminary match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Utsumi, Cruz lead Giants past BayStars

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi (L) and second baseman Luis Cruz pose for photos after their 5-2 win over the DeNA BayStars at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 9, 2016. Utsumi allowed two runs in seven innings and Cruz hit a two-run homer in his return from an ankle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Securities launched as 4th biggest brokerage

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Utsumi (L), president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., Nobuo Nakazawa (2nd from L), president of Mitsubishi Securities Co., Masamichi Yamada, chairman of Mitsubishi Securities Co. (2nd from R) and Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi cut a tape at a ceremony to launch Mitsubishi Securities in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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High school lefty turns down Orix

KYOTO, Japan - The top pick of the Orix BlueWave in November's amateur draft refuses to sign with the Pacific League club Dec. 3, saying that he plans to play in a corporate team in hopes of joining the Yomiuri Giants in three years. Photo shows Tetsuya Utsumi (C), considered the top southpaw in this year's high school class, leaving a Kyoto hotel after telling Orix officials that he plans to play for Tokyo Gas.

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Mitsubishi group banks name head of holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to R) Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and Akio Utsumi, president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp. The two banks and Nippon Trust Bank are due to integrate their operations next April by inaugurating a holding company, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. Miki has been tentatively named president and Utsumi chairman of the holding company.

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BTM, Mitsubishi Trust announce alliance plan

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Kishi (2nd from L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), and Akio Utsumi (3rd from L), president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp., along with Tomoaki Hirano (L), president of Nippon Trust Bank, and Hiroshi Hayashi, president of Tokyo Trust Bank, shake hands in Tokyo on April 19 after announcing an agreement to integrate their management under a joint holding company in April 2001. The two banks will create the world's fifth largest and Japan's fourth biggest banking group by assets. Mitsubishi Trust will also absorb two BTM trust subsidiaries, Nippon Trust Bank and Tokyo Trust Bank, in October 2001.